The Wish To Be a Red Indian: Kafka and Cinema 2024 / K / United Kingdom 1954
Gregor Samsa is a keen travelling salesman, who takes pride in his work. He is constantly on the move and tries to convince his superior of the quality of his services. One morning, however, he can’t get out of bed, nor is he able to leave his room, even when his boss tries to intervene. Samsa also finds he is unable to walk. While guests are milling around in the apartment, Gregor manages to crawl out of his room, although he can’t escape his father’s stern gaze. This unconventional debut, filmed in London by multifaceted artist Lorenza Mazzetti and based on Kafka’s Metamorphosis, is regarded as one of the forerunners of the British Free Cinema movement.
Lorenzo Esposito
29 min / Black & white, DCP
Director Lorenza Mazzetti
/ Screenplay Lorenza Mazzetti podle předlohy Proměna / based on the book The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
/ Dir. of Photography Hamed Hadari
/ Music Daniele Paris
/ Sound Jacopo Treves
/ Editor Lorenza Mazzetti
/ Producer Lorenza Mazzetti
/ Cast Michael Andrews, Claude Rogers, Mary Rava, Hilary Morris
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Lorenza Mazzetti (1927, Florence – 2020, Rome). Selected filmography: K (1954, short), Together (1956, co-dir.), Latin Lovers (Le italiane e l'amore (1961, co-dir.).
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